Improved window-shutter fastening



known and usual ways.

@uitrit ttttt 'tttwt @frn RALPH REED, 'OF PITTS BURG, PENNSYLVANIA. Letters Patent'No, 68,387, dated September 3, 1867 IMPROVBD WINDOW-SHUTTER FASTBNING.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be it known that I, RALPH REED, oi' Pittsb vania, have invented certain new and useful i declare that the following is a full, clear, drawings and to the letters of referen speciieationv,A represents a window-frame, and B B the shutters,

D represents the window-sill. C. represents a small metallic bar, structed in the manner herein representelhor its shape may be va-ried somewhat same purpose. This little bar is pivoted to the outer face of' the window-sill window-shutter is opened it may be thrown, withits foot-piece z, ao c it open. When it-s desired to close the shutter the bar is turned g down, as geen in iig. 2, in which case the shutter is free to be closed.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim The'bar C, constructed and usedwith the WindoW-sh urg, inthe county of Allegheny, mprovements in Window-Shutter' and exact description thereof, reference b ce marked thereon.

and in the State of Pennsyl- Fastenin'gs; and do hereby eing had to the accompanying In the annexed drawings, -making part of this both'of which may be constructed in any ofthe which maybe conand be made to answer the as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

utter and sill, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto, set myhand and seal this 6th day .of May, 1867. v RALPH REED. Witnesses:

E. S. MoNNoN, W. C. FRIEND. 

